Mayor arrested in conspiracy involving redevelopment

SACRAMENTO, Calif.  A small-town Northern California mayor has been arrested on charges of perjury and conspiracy for trying to profit on a redevelopment property he approved.

The El Dorado County district attorney's office filed a complaint Thursday against 53-year-old Placerville Mayor David Machado.

Machado is accused of buying a property after he voted to establish a redevelopment zone in 2010. The complaint accuses the mayor of trying to hide that conflict of interest by passing the property to his son.

Prosecutors say Machado did work on the property without permits and used his position to avoid city inspection.

He rented the property out until a fire struck in February. That's when Machado allegedly removed unpermitted floor board heaters before inspectors arrived.